Cloud FinOps for Azure
Our Cloud FinOps for Azure service provides UK public sector organisations with a structured framework to achieve financial excellence in their Microsoft Azure environments. By embedding financial accountability into the variable cloud spend model, we enable teams to maximise business value while minimising waste, typically identifying 20-40% in potential savings.
Features
- Structured FinOps Framework
- Expert UK-Based Team
- Integrated Cloud Tooling
- Continuous Spend Monitoring
- Proactive Usage Optimisation
- Rate Optimisation Strategies
- Automated Anomaly Alerts
- Governance & Policy Design
- Maturity & Strategy Assessment
- Collaborative Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits
- Reduced Cloud Wastage
- Predictable Budget Management
- Enhanced Regulatory Compliance
- Increased Financial Transparency
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Maximised Public Value
- Improved Cross-Team Collaboration
- Sustainability Goal Support
- Reduced Skills Gaps
- Strategic Budget Reallocation
Pricing
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 15
Service ID
7 3 4 0 2 8 0 8 6 3 7 6 8 8 6
Contact
OneAdvanced Limited
Bid Support
Telephone: 0330 343 8000
Email: bidmanagementteam@oneadvanced.com
About your service
- Service categories
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Cloud Support Services
Cloud Financial Management Services
- FinOps Services
Service scope
- Service constraints
- No - Any Service constraints are agreed at call-off and may vary depending on buyer requirements, scope and service levels.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes
- Support response times
- Standard support is provided Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 UK time, excluding bank holidays. For the Cloud FinOps for Azure service, we provide regular review meetings and automated anomaly alerts. Response times for queries are defined within our standard Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring timely expert guidance on cost implications. Emergency support or 24/7 requirements can be discussed as part of our broader Azure Managed Service.
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- No
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- We offer a tiered approach to support your FinOps journey: Advisory & Consulting: Project-based engagements focused on strategy, governance design, and tooling setup. These are delivered as fixed-price engagements based on scope. Managed FinOps Service: Continuous operational support acting as an extension of your team. This is provided for a straightforward, fixed monthly fee based on the size and complexity of your environment. Expert Access: Both levels provide access to our UK-based team of Microsoft-certified professionals. Account Management: Dedicated support for regular review meetings to ensure continuous improvement and transparency.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Security Clearance (SC)
Pricing
- Discount for educational organisations
- No
Architecture roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Senior enterprise architect | £750.00 | |
| Lead enterprise architect | £900.00 | |
| Principal enterprise architect | £1,100.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lead security architect | £750.00 | |
| Principal security architect | £900.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Solution architect | £750.00 | |
| Senior solution architect | £900.00 | |
| Lead solution architect | £1,100.00 | |
| Principal solution architect | £1,100.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Technical architect | £750.00 | |
| Senior technical architect | £900.00 | |
| Lead technical architect | £1,100.00 | |
| Principal technical architect | £1,100.00 |
Cyber security roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lead cyber security monitoring | £750.00 | |
| Principal cyber security monitoring | £900.00 |
Data roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Head of data engineering | £1,100.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lead performance analyst | £1,100.00 |
IT operations roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Change and release manager | £900.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| End user computing engineer | £750.00 | |
| Senior end user computing engineer | £900.00 | |
| Lead end user computing engineer | £1,100.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| IT service manager | £750.00 | |
| Senior IT service manager | £900.00 | |
| Head of IT service management | £1,100.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Major incident manager | £750.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure engineer | £750.00 | |
| Senior infrastructure engineer | £900.00 | |
| Lead infrastructure engineer | £1,100.00 | |
| Principal infrastructure engineer | £1,100.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure operations engineer | £750.00 | |
| Senior infrastructure operations engineer | £900.00 | |
| Lead infrastructure operations engineer | £1,100.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Problem manager | £750.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lead service transition manager | £1,100.00 |
Product and delivery roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Lead business analyst | £1,100.00 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery manager | £750.00 | |
| Senior delivery manager | £900.00 | |
| Head of (Agile) delivery management | £1,100.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- PERRY JOHNSON REGISTRARS, INC
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- Thursday 14 August 2025
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- None
- ISO 28000:2022 certification
- No
- ISO 9001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
- PERRY JOHNSON REGISTRARS, INC
- ISO 9001 accreditation date
- Saturday 30 August 2025
- What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
- None
- Quality management systems (QMS)
- Yes
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
- Ee689989-b2b6-4dc8-99b6-e333b368ac91
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
- Eb418e63-c77f-460d-830f-e5dc052d341b
- Other security certifications
- Yes
- Any other security certifications
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- ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018
- ISO 14001:2015
- ISO/IEC 42001:2023
Social value
- Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority
- Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
- Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary
- Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible
- Volunteering opportunities for staff
- Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.
- Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering
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Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises
- Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
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Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero
Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.
- Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
- Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
- Activities to reconnect people with the environment and increase awareness of ways to protect and enhance it
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment
- Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
- Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
- Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
- Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes
- Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
- Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people and those with health conditions into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain
- Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
- Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.
- Creation of outreach activities to create a pipeline of employees for the future contract delivery
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Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.
Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.
- Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention policies that support-focused activities including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing which support people with a disability or health condition
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